Twenty Thousand Hertz
The stories behind the world’s most iconic and fascinating sounds.
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Found In Translation: Guess That Meaning!
Pardon my tartle.
19 min
52
Why insurance jingles never die
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
34 min
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Soundalikes: The secret voice behind Toy Story’...
Hanks for listening.
27 min
54
Golden: Finding silence in a world of noise
Finding solitude in chaos.
31 min
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Recalculating: The surprising lives of GPS voices
Head South.
29 min
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Endless Hertz: Guess That Sound! w/ Endless Thread
Stop, hey, what’s that sound?
50 min
57
Synth Showdown: Digital vs. Analog
A new foe has appeared!
22 min
58
Synth Showdown: Moog vs. Buchla
Round one. Fight!
23 min
59
A Thousand Words: Audio description for all!
Do you see what I hear?
27 min
60
The Booj Strikes Back: Why all modern trailers ...
How to turn your trailers up to 11.
24 min
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The weird, wild world of 1-900 numbers
The rise and fall of 900 numbers.
34 min
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Tokyo Rose: World War II’s most controversial r...
How a Japanese-American radio host became one of the most despised voices of World War II.
24 min
63
TikTalk: The woman who sued TikTok for using he...
Meet the voices of TikTok.
28 min
64
The sonic secrets behind Ted Lasso
The winning sound design behind Ted Lasso.
30 min
65
Sonic Happiness: A guide to feeling better thro...
Practical tips for making your world sound better so that you feel better.
42 min
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Shock Horror A: The origin of the dramatic “Dun...
Dun dun duuun!
27 min
67
Sleight of Ear: Behind the scenes w/ Dallas Taylor
Dallas reveals the tricks of the trade.
24 min
68
Breathe: My Unexpected Journey
A story from Dallas’ former life.
32 min
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Relearning Boléro: How our brains rewrite the s...
Can we really trust our ears?
38 min
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Ghosts in the Hit Machine: The secrets of music...
Inside the secretive world of ghostwriting and ghost producing.
27 min
71
Why Windows Got Rid of Startup Sounds
The death and rebirth of the Windows startup sound.
31 min
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Ta-da! The history of Windows’ classic startup ...
Start me up.
26 min
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The Waterphone: Hollywood’s spookiest sound effect
The sound that haunts Hollywood.
24 min
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Mind the Gap: NYC & London’s iconic transit voices
Stand clear of the closing doors, please.
32 min
75
Hidden Hitmakers: The unsung heroes behind pop’...
Who writes the hits for the pop stars?
30 min